The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne has announced a major reform to vehicle excise duty (VED).

The renewables industry can breathe something of a sigh of relief as Chancellor George Osborne’s summer budget included no full-scale review of the Levy Control Framework (LCF), but did remove an exemption for renewables from the Climate Change Levy.

The UK government has been urged to make energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority in a report by the influential Aldersgate Group.

The Competitions Market Authority (CMA) has ruled that “competition in the wholesale gas and electricity generation markets works well” in its provisional findings.

The National Trust is to make its “biggest ever” investment in renewable energy, pledging £30 million to install various generation technologies across its estate.

Belgium-based energy management company Smappee is launching a new energy monitoring and control product for small and medium-sized businesses.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has published a report which outlines the benefits of businesses across the UK adopting on-site generation technologies, but has warned that there are a number of challenges hampering widespread adoption.

Marks & Spencer has launched a community energy fund to support community renewable energy projects across the UK.

Innasol will be adding two new biomass boilers to its Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) eligible portfolio, following MCS accreditation for its PC40 and PC45 biomass boilers.

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to take immediate action to meet its commitments on climate change and criticised it over recent policy decisions.